The Language Wars: a history of proper English by Henry Hitchings
John Murray, 2011
Living languages continually change and evolve - but in doing so they generate arguments over correct usage. Henry Hitchings traces how English has changed over time (both in the United Kingdom and overseas) and how people have responded to these changes - sometimes arguing against change and sometimes attempting to make changes. He explains how often the arguments have more to do with morality, politics and the values of the age than with language itself.
